diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98cfbb814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+log
+curl_client_key
+curl_client_key.pub
+curl_client_knownhosts
+curl_host_dsa_key
+curl_host_dsa_key.pub
+curl_sftp_cmds
+curl_sftp_config
+curl_ssh_config
+curl_sshd_config
diff --git a/tests/libtest/.gitignore b/tests/libtest/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3311a821e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libtest/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+lib5[0-9][0-9]
+
diff --git a/tests/server/.gitignore b/tests/server/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e9dd37a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/server/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+getpart
+resolve
+rtspd
+sockfilt
+sws
+tftpd